My Poor Sophomores

I think some of my some of my sophomores are growing a little disheartened that God hasn't answered their prayers yet. I TOTALLY feel them. This was their week to do morning devotions. The one who did today's took us to James chapter one. The two verses he read dealt with patience. I have often warned them about praying for patience, as there is really only one to get it, but he said God had shown him something else. God showed him that he needed to remember that He would answer this prayer in His time and we needed to wait on that. He mentioned either in his devotion or in prayer that God may even say no to this. That made me a little sad because this is the first time I've heard any of them vocalize that God may not answer. It has to be hard for them. they've been praying for four weeks. I know it is hard for me and I am an adult, this must be agonizing for them as teenagers. I found myself praying more urgently for God to answer this request soon, before even one of them looses faith. It would be sad to see them loose faith when we are miles closer to an answer than we were back in January. For those of you reading this who are not my sophomores, please lift them up to God, to remain faithful, for their faith to be strengthened, for them to see God's hand in this prayer and yes, even for God to answer this request soon, before any one of them looses faith. For any of my sophomores who are reading this, I leave you with Isaiah 41:31, "They that WAIT upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall walk, and not be weary; they shall run and not faint."